We performed a comparison between NetBrain and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This product has good network monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities."
"NetBrain is a very simple tool."
"Enables maps to be drawn out."
"Chain management is a good feature. I don't get it on other solutions."
"A reliable, time-saving tool for providing accurate layer 2 and layer 3 network mappings."
"The most valuable feature of VMware NSX is the high bandwidth."
"VMware NSX is a very good solution. It's also a scalable solution."
"It has reduced the number of people on the network team along with the system engineer involved in the security process. So, it is valuable."
"We secured our organisation with Micro-segmentation."
"I have found the system to be very intuitive, functional, and they have great technology."
"VMware NSX offers some of the best features for security, such as micro-segmentation."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It follows a certain structure and you won't miss a step. It's all on the same level, step by step."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create, develop, and deploy servers in minutes to hours, rather than days."
"Each device needs to be configured to allow NetBrain to poll for the information it needs, which can be very time-consuming for a large network."
"The IP interface brief isn't consistent."
"Support needs to improve for the installed product and some of the reporting could be more flexible to provide more complete cataloging."
"It would be nice if the setup was a little simpler. Also, if the solution could provide more training materials for new people coming into our company so they can quickly learn how to use the functionalities."
"The solution could integrate more automation."
"Its licensing model could be VM based."
"The technical support could use some improvement."
"Our technical team is always looking for the solutions that they work with to offer more convenient integrations."
"The support from VMware NSX could improve."
"It's not feature-rich."
"It was stable for one year, there was no impact. In the last two months, we had two big incidents."
"The training costs a minimum of $3,000, which is expensive and should be reduced."
"We have done three installations and we have not had any critical issues. The time it took for the installation was approximately two days. However, they should provide better documentation."
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NetBrain is ranked 5th in Network Automation while VMware NSX is ranked 4th in Network Automation with 94 reviews. NetBrain is rated 7.2, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of NetBrain writes "Good monitoring and troubleshoot capabilities, improves overall network traffic visibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". NetBrain is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, ThousandEyes, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, SolarWinds Network Automation Manager and ScienceLogic, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cisco Secure Workload. See our NetBrain vs. VMware NSX report.
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